Torture and the Twilight of Empire

Torture and the Twilight of Empire
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 069113135X
ISBN-13 : 9780691131351
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Download or read book Torture and the Twilight of Empire written by Marnia Lazreg and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She explores the roles Christianity and Islam played in rationalizing these acts, and the ways in which torture became not only routine but even acceptable."--BOOK JACKET.


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